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  1. mickyryan

    1970 Stamas clearwater 24' rebuild

    go to back of boat by where stringers attach to the transom and drill a couple holes to see if holding water lots of time foamk will dry out if there is holes to let water escape
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    1970 Stamas clearwater 24' rebuild

    love these boats they were built solid
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    1972 Starcraft Arrow closed bow conversion

    if where you taped is where you are cutting you are in serious trouble my friend if you look at bowrider construction the front if built like a tub once you cut this flimsy runabouts roof off and the dash it will fold out and nothing will look the same again i have done this cut before but it...
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    Gel coat vs Epoxy paint

    last i heard epoxy don't have any uv inhibitors so cant take sunlight, also folks who used epoxy on bottoms reported weird growth there is a couple posts about it on internet they wound up repainting
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    Two Layers of 3/4 CSM versus One Layer of 1.5 CSM

    just remember all you are gonna do is seal it with the resin and cloth /matt there is no strength gained to speek of the strength of floor is the wood/whatever material is used, so don't go with 1/2 or anything that has alot of give or you risk cracks and ruining your work. csm should be the...
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    aquasport 175 osprey

    need to drag the red boat home and clean it but i got enough to do rt now with the blue boat so imma get on that first!
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    aquasport 175 osprey

    wife yelling at me to get the workshop cleaned up because company might be coming ... thanks randy :) havent done much was having slight health issues but seems im about to get back at it trying to decide if i wanna paint parts apart or put outboard together then paint it like it appears yamaha...
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    Rehab SportCraft 222 1983 deep V hull cuddy walkaround

    cmon kc i wanna se this splashed before i finish next boat :) i been putting off work on it but about to hit it hot and heavy since all my outboard parts came in :)_
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    Rehab SportCraft 222 1983 deep V hull cuddy walkaround

    looks around for splash pictures sees none .....
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    Hi all, newbie here sharing my fresh project

    lol im in flagler county by flagler beach
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    Hi all, newbie here sharing my fresh project

    he might have given up and sold it to someone else who knows but big thing is you are here and can do it right :) i have seen far worse work on boats with crazy popular brand names lol
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    Hi everyone, I’m new to the forum and a new owner of a 1973 Aristocraft 19. It is a total project

    always liked the hardtops
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    aquasport 175 osprey

    dont know if we will get to do any boating while you here if my eyes dont act right lol
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    Rustoleum Paint Question

    i messed up with it once and coated too soon the bottom layer never "gassed off" and the second coat wrinkled when it finally did
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    Mercruiser 3.0 = Chevy 181 CID = Small Block Chevy Valve Train? 1:65 Rockers?

    i got a theory about the gear ratios , they keep the water pump from spinning too fast and causing erosion from water velocity in the small engines i could be wrong but since you can reprop just about any gear ratio change out . once water is moving too fast through passages it actually can t...
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    aquasport 175 osprey

    ill post a pic of the back of the dash today it aint pretty but it will work :)
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    aquasport 175 osprey

    well i did it on the whailer, and loved it , thing is i do think it makers the engine more theft proof im going to use urathane figure it will hold up the best glad to see ya name
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    Mercruiser 3.0 = Chevy 181 CID = Small Block Chevy Valve Train? 1:65 Rockers?

    as a lover of the 3.0 it is what it is mercury did damn good with it but that's it enjoy the reliability of it and prop it correctly including correct drive and she will never leave ya stranded.
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    Rehab SportCraft 222 1983 deep V hull cuddy walkaround

    looking good man!
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    Restoring my boat

    most of that looks like it will clean up no need to recover
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